Functional reorganisation of memory following traumatic brain injury: a study with H215O PET
- Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
- Correspondence to: Professor J T E Richardson; j.t.e.richardson{at}open.ac.uk
Neuroimaging holds future promise for before and after comparisons
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of deaths following accidents and a major cause of disablement and morbidity among the survivors. The clinical problem of treating this vast number of patients is not going to be solved by a dramatic medical breakthrough. Rather, it must be tackled by seeking a better appreciation of the condition that these people present. The paper by Levine et al (this issue, pp 173–81)1 adds to the growing body of studies in which neuroimaging techniques have been used to study long term changes in survivors of …
